- Born
- March 1, 1925 (age 101)
- Place of birth
- Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
- Also known as
- Shen Lao, 沈劳
Biography
Shum Lo was born in 1925 in Kaifeng, Henan. He joined Shaw Brothers and became various directors' favorite actor, especially in the martial arts genre. He had a filmography of over 100 titles spanning from the 1960s to 1980s, half of them martial arts films. A veteran supporting actor, Shum Lo is best summarized as "the essential green leaf behind the blossoming flowers".